Sanding done.

Some parts came out nicely.



Other parts not so much, but even the bad bits are heaps better than they were.



At any distance other than these super-super-closeup shots you can really only see the largest flaws. I'm gonna get a brown sharpie and try to very carefully draw fine lines over them in the direction of the grain to break them up a bit.

Didn't get a photo, but I wiped down with a damp rag afterwards and if that's any indication of what it'll look like with a clear fnish, it's gonna look pretty good.